Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site

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News of President Abraham Lincoln's death on April 15, 1865 came just six days after General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant.

The celebratory atmosphere that had prevailed as the Civil War drew to a close was replaced with one of shock and grief. As the nation mourned its martyred president, the National Lincoln Monument Association dedicated itself to the task of erecting a fitting memorial in Springfield, Illinois, where Lincoln had lived from 1837 to 1861. Construction of the monument, which holds the remains of the Sixteenth President, his wife, and three of their sons, began in 1869. It was dedicated five years later. The Monument Association deeded the tomb and surrounding grounds at Oak Ridge Cemetery to the State of Illinois in 1895, and today the Lincoln Tomb is managed by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.

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Howard Johnson Inn And Suites
… is the hotel closest to the illinois state
fairgrounds. The oak ridge cemetery, home of …
0.4 miles (0.6 km) from Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site
 

Homestyle Inn & Suites
… the capital airport and one half mile from
the illinois state capitol building. Value minded …
1.2 miles (1.9 km) from Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site

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